Monday, January 13, 2014

Today I get to interview one of my closest author friends, Michelle Flick. Michelle lives in Western New York with her family. She teaches
8th grade ELA and is a lover of coffee, dogs, and music. You can
find Michelle on Facebook, twitter and on her blog: www.flickspicks1.blogspot.com

About the dog:

Fergie is real! She is a 5-year-old collie. She hates tiled floors,
loves the outside, and is never far from her family members. She is as loving
and loyal as the Fergie in the novel!

Walker is a
novel about a girl who can walk through dreams. At first she is freaked out by
it, then she meets her dream boy, Nick. She is trying to acclimate to everything
and then weird murders start to happen. Kate’s pretty smart so she starts to
piece everything together.

In five
words, describe your protagonist, Kate.

Girl next door, smart, tough

What was the
inspiration behind WALKER?

There really wasn’t this big A HA! moment. More – I
saw the sisters having a conversation. Then I wanted my collie in the story.
But I’m a paranormal junkee – but I didn’t want to the typical, and thought
about who was freaky and scary- and Freddy Krueger came to mind. Hello scary. So
that was the narrative arc for the dream side of the novel. I then added JCru,
Elise, and Colton because, let’s be honest – who doesn’t like a bitch, a loud
mouth, and some eye candy? J BAM – The story matured.

Can you tell
us about your previous release, THE OWENS LEGACY: REVELATIONS?

I loved this
one. It’s about twin girl who can communicated telepathically. Piper is sassy
and finds trouble. Ryder is the level-headed on. But they get caught up in an Ishtar prophecy
and have to figure it out…

Two book boyfriends
appear in this novel – Victor the vamp (swoon) and Finn (the boy next store.)

I had a lot
of personality in this novel, much like WALKER, I never really knew what was
going to come out of their mouths.

What made
you want to write a vampire novel?

I’ve been a fan of vampires since that
Keanu Reeve movie – Bram Stoker’s Dracula. I was really young – maybe my mom
shouldn’t have let me watch it, but she did. I love vampire movies. I love the
stories. It’s what I know – so for my first novel – it made perfect sense.

How do you
manage to juggle being a school teacher, new mummy, and a writer?

I am not sure
you can say I juggle. I struggle J
I have supportive family and friends. I def wouldn’t publish if I didn’t
have people who help with the actually publishing process or people to watch my
little one.

Plus I don’t
care if my house is a mess.

What was the
last book you read that gave you a book hangover?

Sweet Peril by Wendy Higgins – I’m a huge fan
of her. I love Kaiden Rowe (His last name is actually my last name). It was
provocative, but not over the top. It was a solid story. I am still annoyed I
have to wait until April.

What can we
expect from you next? Is there anything that you’re currently working on?

It’s a
contemporary piece I originally wrote years ago (like 6?). It’s something I
need to personally finish. It’s about a girl named Tess Walters who gets her
heart stomped on. She was in love and is blindsided by the break up. She
doesn’t cope. Period. She finds a helping hand in an unlikely spot – her
grandfather.

It’s in its
basic form. I need to amp up the characters a little, make some scenes a little
more sassier, and smooth it out. I hope to have it out in March or April.

About Komal

Komal Kant is the author of IMPOSSIBLE, FALLING FOR HADIE, and the upcoming WRONG SIDE OF TOWN.
Komal is overly enthusiastic about video games, comic books, Byronic heroes, baking, reptiles and pretty shoes.